Chapter 0652

Leo stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around. I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Leo, you knew, didn't you..." The thought of those photos made my voice tremble involuntarily.

Nelson wasn't the only one who knew about those photos. At the very least, the security tearn on the third floor of The Secret knew, and so did Claudia.

Thinking about the call I'd just received from Claudia-was the "secret" she mentioned referring to those photos?

Lec didn't look back, but I heard him take a deep breath. "If you behave yourself, no one else will find out."

His voice was so emotionless that I couldn't discem whether his words were a warning or something else.

Nicholas was furious, clearly interpreting Leo's words as a blatant provocation, showing no respect for him. "Leo! Don't you dare..."

"Nicholas," I interrupted softly before he could finish. "Let him go."

I felt dazed, my gaze drifting aimlessly, unable to

leave, then pulled up a chair to sit beside me, his expression dark."

the feeling of Ariana hiding things from him. It filled him with a sense of unease, a fear that she didn't trust him enough to share

food

our meal. It's been delayed long enough that it's getting cold. It won't

from my hand. "If you don't want to eat, then don't. I'll have

Don't waste it. I'm not that

you're hiding from me? Something you can't tell me?" Nicholas expression looked

a sense of guilt in me. But I couldn't even pinpoint the source

nothing. You're overthinking it. He used to be Yasmine's boyfriend, didn't he? I just wanted to ask if he knew about the shady dealings

I feel bad for Yasmine-after all, he was

gaze deepened, clearly unconvinced. What I said didn't match Leo's

to tell him. So, no matter how much he pressed, it would

took my hand in his, his rough thumb brushing over the

"Ari," he called softly.

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